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Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
DUMB
#5826: Aug 25th 2009 at 5:59:41 PM

I'm looking forward to quoting funny passages of this book, because nobody will ever understand them! And well, if somebody does understand them, then we obviously have a common interest! Hooray for obscurity!

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Blackmoon Since: May, 2009
#5827: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:00:39 PM

@Chelsie: Bacon chocolate tastes like... bacon fat. In semi-bitter chocolate. Which is disturbingly chunky.

Matrix Since: Jan, 2001
#5828: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:33:31 PM

I don't like dark chocolate.

BegoggledFox I am not a bunny! from New England Rainforest Since: Aug, 2009
I am not a bunny!
#5829: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:35:54 PM

^ Blasphemy!

And so I was reborn... and no-one noticed anything had changed.
Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
DUMB
#5830: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:48:47 PM

Hey peeps. Would this make a good quote for Contemplate Our Navels?

At about the same time, in the kingdom of Atrocitus, the sixth amphibious division forsook naval operations for navel contemplation and, thoroughly immersed in mysticism, nearly drowned.

Never mind, it's less funny reading it over.

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Matrix Since: Jan, 2001
#5831: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:49:25 PM

@Fox: Pff.

edited 25th Aug '09 6:49:34 PM by Matrix

Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Eriksson Since: Dec, 1969
#5833: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:50:11 PM

I like that quote. Is it from The Cyberiad? That book looks good.

edited 25th Aug '09 6:50:32 PM by Eriksson

AFGNCAAP Not axe crazy I swear from Great Underground Empire Since: Jun, 2009
Not axe crazy I swear
#5834: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:50:15 PM

That quote describes me, but is too long for a signature.

Some writing.
Chelsie Since: Jul, 2009
#5835: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:50:39 PM

Matrix: Have you tried Dark Chocolate cake? It's easier to get down and still tastes rich and chocolaty with just a hint of the bitterness.

Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
DUMB
#5836: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:51:44 PM

Yes, Eriksson. I've never seen epistemological realism used in a joke before.

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Eriksson Since: Dec, 1969
#5837: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:54:46 PM

...wow, I doubt that's the first time I've learned from a joke, but I'll bet that's the first time I've learned about philosophy from a joke.

CTrombley The Good Troper Since: Jan, 2001
The Good Troper
#5838: Aug 25th 2009 at 6:57:25 PM

Quick: Name a female Canadian Singer-Songwriter that a young girl can idolize that isn't (and this part is important) Joni Mitchell!

Also, who a schmaltzy female canadian singer who isn't Celine Dion.

I will tell you all why when I'm done.

Mathematics Is A Language.
CTrombley The Good Troper Since: Jan, 2001
The Good Troper
#5840: Aug 25th 2009 at 7:06:38 PM

She is a Canadian, huh? Well, it worked for Office Space!

Mathematics Is A Language.
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#5841: Aug 25th 2009 at 7:07:35 PM

Celine Dion and Avril Lavigne? Canada owes a lot to the music world.

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
Matrix Since: Jan, 2001
#5842: Aug 25th 2009 at 7:08:25 PM

We make up for it with our comedians.

CTrombley The Good Troper Since: Jan, 2001
The Good Troper
#5843: Aug 25th 2009 at 7:09:12 PM

I just need a schmaltzy goil now.

Mathematics Is A Language.
Golem \m/ ('.') \m/ from New York Since: Jan, 2001
\m/ ('.') \m/
#5844: Aug 25th 2009 at 7:30:17 PM

That Feist chick?

"They wanted to play 'memes' with the Old School. Now there are tears." - Fast Eddie
Blackmoon Since: May, 2009
melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#5847: Aug 25th 2009 at 10:32:22 PM

Has anyone read The History Of The Devil by Clive Barker? The devil shouldn't be this adorable, it should be a crime.

Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#5848: Aug 26th 2009 at 2:45:44 AM

The lies spread about Gurren Lagann on the previous page fill me with sadness!

BegoggledFox I am not a bunny! from New England Rainforest Since: Aug, 2009
I am not a bunny!
#5849: Aug 26th 2009 at 7:51:31 AM

About the parody?

And so I was reborn... and no-one noticed anything had changed.
Fawriel Since: Jan, 2001
#5850: Aug 26th 2009 at 8:07:23 AM

Basically.

It just... really pains me to see how common the notion is that if something's silly, it can't be taken seriously. I mean, TTGL is absurdly over the top, sure, but why should that mean anything about how seriously it can be taken? I'm quite sure that the creators knew what they were doing, and with some particular exceptions, I'm quite sure that "parody" or something was not what they had in mind.

I mean, it's not just that show. Take, for example, Pollyanna from Mother. It's all child-like and cuddly-sweet and stuff, and probably the only reason anyone does take it seriously is because it's associated with Mother. What about other songs, like all those pretty dance songs made several decades ago, like "United" and whatnot? Why can't nobody take those seriously as what they stand for? Like, what about Scatman John? Does the fact that he got popular in cooperation with some guy who added simplistic pop stuff to his singing make him any less of a sincere singer? And does it make you stupid to sincerely enjoy something like Caramelldansen?

I guess I just feel pretty alone in my rejection of the concepts of "narm" and "Guilty Pleasure" and "Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!" and stuff...


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